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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629354

Molachur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population8,887people
Households2,206PCA households
Literacy rate82.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.05%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,8874,6414,246
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,060534526
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,4743,6462,828
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.71%88.78%76.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,860931929
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople934152
Total workersCensus workers4,0042,9391,065
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.05%63.33%25.08%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0442,409635
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months960530430
Non-workerspeople4,8831,7023,181

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26557; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,206 households and 8,887 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.93% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.78% for males and 76.02% for females.
  • Of 4,004 workers, 76.02% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators332
Agricultural labourers43120
Household industry workers125196
Other workers2,843642

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Molachur (CT)604057028,887

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.